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◇ Catalog #52

Essence Capture

neo·#52·uncommon·foil

Illus. Campbell White

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in vault

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wishlisted

Feb '22

4 yr ago

Value

$0.26+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.27 · low $0.25

NM$0.26

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.24–$0.27modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.27low $0.03range 800.0%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,604 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.26

Nonfoil$0.20

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.

The Futurists regard the tradition of kami-bonding as anachronistic and inefficient, striving constantly to surpass spiritual power with technology.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2019-01-25wotc

You can't cast Essence Capture without a target creature spell. If either target is illegal when Essence Capture tries to resolve, the other is still affected as appropriate.

2019-01-25wotc

A creature spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Essence Capture. The spell won't be countered when Essence Capture resolves, but you'll still put a +1/+1 counter on the target creature.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.26. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.27 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from NEO — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #52 of *Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2022 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U}{U} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #5,604 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Campbell White. Rarix catalogs 472 other cards credited to this artist.